I came across an excellent short article entitled, "Walking away from Facebook can help salve a lonely soul" by Matthew Richardson.
He notes that Facebook is like a stage play in which you see a near perfect performance without being backstage where things go wrong and where actors often clash. It's a popularity contest and is usually as real as reality TV.
Recently I've been surprised a couple of times by friends who were in the midst of significant marital conflict or divorce proceedings.
Both times I looked at their Facebook pages, prior to seeing them, and would have thought they had a perfect life and marriage.
Richardson comments that Facebook is a monstrous time-suck and causes us to be envious of others, instead of being thankful for God's blessings.
Holly Butcher wrote an excellent essay prior to her death, from Ewing's sarcoma, at age 27: "A bit of life advice from Hol."
Wise beyond her years she recommends the following: "Try just enjoying and being in moments rather than capturing them through the screen of your phone. Life isn't meant to be lived through a screen nor is it about getting the perfect photo. Enjoy the bloody moment, people! Stop trying to capture it for everyone else."
I've so wanted to share this with those who seem to have the need to post photos on Facebook when they are still the midst of an experience taking place.
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